In coordination with work being led by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle to protect Illinoisans, ComEd is taking action to help its customers with payment assistance programs and by imposing a moratorium on service disconnections and waiving new late payment charges through at least May 1, as many businesses and institutions are following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by taking temporary measures to shut down or limit operations to control the spread of COVID-19.

Are you an Englewood resident or stakeholder looking to join forces with other residents in their continued efforts to increase peace, pride and unity in Englewood? Have you heard about R.A.G.E. and want to learn more? Or did you recently join and don’t know where to start?

In honor of the 2020 leap day, 4,000 students, including those at Perkins Bass Elementary School and Stagg School of Excellence in Englewood, joined LEAP Innovations to celebrate their LEAPs in academics, culture and leadership. As part of the celebration, they wrote letters to their future selves to reflect on their past successes and set goals for the next leap year. Enabled by personalized learning, which reshapes the learning experience around the needs, interests and strengths of students, these big “leaps” show promising impact in preparing children to lead in the future economy—fueling growth in Chicago and beyond.

Join the Go Green on Racine Team for a special celebration at 1207 W. 63rd St. on Thursday, February 27th at Noon as we officially begin construction on the Go Green Fresh Market*– the first phase of Go Green On Racine: An Englewood Rising Project.

The Resident Association of Greater Englewood is seeking to hire two “Census Activators” for our Englewood 2020 – Rise to the Count Campaign! This will be a part-time/temporary role to help us engage and educate residents of Englewood about the 2020 Census! See job description here.

The Englewood Neighborhood Choir and local In-School Choirs present a Community Concert at Kennedy-King College. Hear them perform a concert that honors the Black journey and the songs that followed. Tickets are $10* per person.

“This Is My Englewood 21:36” initiative also known as T.I.M.E. 21:36 is looking for Public Safety Community Ambassadors to help develop and implement community based crime reduction strategies in the Chicago Police Department 7th District beats 712 and 725 in Englewood.

The U.S. Census Bureau is currently hiring for the 2020 Census with the new pay increase. Thepositions are temporary with varying pay ranges. Pay rates are very competitive and can beviewed at https://2020census.gov/en/jobs/pay-and-locations. The pay rate for Chicago starts at$26.50 – 29.50 an hour.

Do you know a child who could use a mentor in their life? Could this kid benefit from a positive role model to inspire their confidence and curiosity? If so, tell their parent(s) or guardian about Mercy Home's Friends First Mentoring Program.